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Why did you want to make changes in the first place? Reexamine your motives and your goals.

If they are still valid and legitimate changes you want to make, then look at what went wrong.

Setbacks can be an important part of the change process, according to Carl Sheperis, the program dean for the College of Social Sciences at University of Phoenix.

“If you look at a setback as part of a learning process, then you can examine what went wrong and come up with some beneficial changes that will help you be successful on the next attempt,” Sheperis said. “If you look at a setback as failure, then you are reinforcing a negative thought process and will likely lose your motivation to change.”